Azeroth Trail of Light

Wedge. Master Apprentice

The sunshine in Dalaran is always cold.

Masters with mysterious knowledge do not like to let the hot sun disturb their thinking, and there is a saying in the arcanist group that the rise in temperature will make the magic element become quite active, which is very important for the sophisticated research school. That is not a good thing.

So when laying the magic circle in the city of wizards, they deliberately immortalized a cooling magic on it. Although many people don't like this kind of sun without temperature, but...magic is magic, and there is no room for mistakes.

Kel'Thuzad stood by the Dalaran fountain, searching for something anxiously.

He is wearing a heavy black robe, on which a magic circle representing at least four different effects is drawn with twelve magic lines on it. Just this robe, placed in the black market, can be exchanged for a small town. Of residents spent money that they could not make for 5 years.

Of course, such precious robes are not common in Dalaran, but it is his privilege, and no one is dissatisfied with it.

As the chief disciple of Antonidas, the wisest magic sage, and a reserve member of the six-member council, Kel'Thuzad has this power, although he himself does not feel any special meaning to it.

He is a researcher, an out-and-out academic mage. In popular language, he knows magic very well, but he only "understands". Before that, he didn't even shoot his magic at even a gangster. This does not prevent Kel'Thuzad from becoming one of Dalaran's best and most mysterious wizards.

Academics like him, who devote all their lives to endless magical mystery research, account for at least one-third of the entire Dalaran mages.

They really don't know how to fight, but they are Dalaran, the magic city, the cornerstone of the magic kingdom.

But now, calm, peaceful, precise, and indifferent, the qualities that these researchers must possess have disappeared from Kel'Thuzad’s face. Under the black hood that covered his hair, there was an anxious, even slightly Show panic face.

His skin is full of the abnormal paleness that has been in the dark environment for a long time, his beard has not even been groomed, his hair is messy, his face is thin, and his body is slightly curved, but all the bad features are there. Those eyes were completely wiped out.

Even the most rude guy can see the light called wisdom in these eyes.

But at this time Kel'Thuzad was regretful.

Last night, Jaina, the second disciple of the mentor, who had not yet grown up, passed the test of a senior mage. Even the rigorous mentor, made an exception and opened a bottle of moonlight wine 100 years ago to celebrate and celebrate Dalaran’s excellence. The birth of his genius.

Kel'Thuzad, who was not good at talking, also congratulated his little junior sister, but after two glasses of wine, Kel'Thuzad's consciousness was blurred. When I got up in the morning, everything was still there. The thick book, the subject of his own research. , Even the snacks that Jaina gave him are still there.

Only the most important thing disappeared.

That gold coin.

An ordinary gold coin of Lordaeron, but it is the last memorial left by Kel'Thuzad's parents. It is his precious thing. The most terrible thing is that in the loneliness before, he used his own heart with shadow magic Engraved on the gold coin, if someone else finds it...

Kel'Thuzad can be sure that he will become a laughing stock, and his respected mentor and the younger sister who just stood on the magic hair stage will also be embarrassed by him.

"You have to find...find the gold coin!"

But even after searching the streets and alleys of Dalaran, the gold coin was still missing, and finally he came to the fountain in Dalaran.

Standing next to the beautiful little fountain, Kel'Thuzad looked at the mirror-like fountain. Under the water, layers of coins were stacked in it. This is the tradition of Dalaran. People in this city are qualified to throw a coin into this fountain.

There will often be their own wishes above.

It is said that only those who can help others fulfill their wishes can catch a coin in this small fountain with a fishing rod, and then good luck will take care of him.

Many people think this is just a legend of the wizards, but Kel'Thuzad knows that this is not just a legend. This small fountain was made by the first generation of Dalaran wizards. It is hard to say why they left this, but among them It does contain special magic that ordinary people can't imagine.

Of course it is not to bestow luck, but researchers like Kel'Thuzad believe that it is indeed people who have a hand in fate to find their own coin in this small pool.

The young research scholar can only hope that he throws his gold coins into the pool after getting drunk. This is not impossible. After all, he has wanted to do this countless times, and then come to see and his destiny. Who are the people connected.

But that kind of inexplicable fear is preventing him, saying that it is fear, in fact, it is more like a kind of panic, because it may be family affection, or friendship...maybe...love.

A word that made Kel'Thuzad a little bit overwhelmed.

In the past two decades of his life, obscure magical knowledge, mysterious history, and endless inspiration are the only colors that fill life.

It's gorgeous, but it won't be crimson.

He is not ready yet... at least not now. Excellent wizards should get rid of the influence of emotions. Antonidas is like this. Kel'Thuzad, who has always been an old wizard as an example, also intends to do so.

So he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although self-deception is not a good attitude to do things, it is not unforgivable to deceive yourself at least when you are in a panic.

The black-robed mage stood up, intending to turn back to his mage tower and continue to study the subject that caused him a headache, but at the moment he turned, he stepped on something soft.

Afterwards, there was a sharp cry.

This shocked Kel'Thuzad. He looked down. It was a black and white kitten, which looked dirty. It should be a guinea pig that escaped from a mage tower, or a certain The pet of a careless mage.

Stray cats, this kind of creatures are not uncommon in Dalaran, but they are generally concentrated in the environment of the sewers. Few stray cats will walk around on the street, although Dalaran’s defense mage will not bother to be so harmless. The little creatures, but once they fall into the hands of those wizards with bad personality, or apprentices with stubborn and bold personality, these little creatures will fall into a certain very dangerous situation.

After all, a lot of dangerous magic requires experimentation when experimenting.

Kel'Thuzad didn't have much feeling for these little creatures. He didn't like it, but he didn't hate it either. To be precise, this was the attitude of the mages towards other creatures, or even their kind.

Yes, I don't like it, and I don't hate it, so calm and almost indifferent.

But the act of stepping on the kitten and turning around and leaving made another bystander a little angry.

"stop!"

Kel'Thuzad stopped, and he turned his head in doubt. It was another guy who appeared in the sun. In the slightly dazzling light, Kel'Thuzad could not see her face, but took a step back. The figure of the reckless guy fell into his eyes.

Well, the white robe, the crude magic wand, and the apprentice's emblem.

This is a mage apprentice that can be seen everywhere in Dalaran, and in the end... she is a girl.

This discovery made Kel'Thuzad a little panicked for no reason, but before he could speak, the girl put down what was in her hand. It should be a bag of cat food, and she strode forward angrily. Like a mage, but like those rude soldiers.

But this tough posture made Kel'Thuzad's heart beat faster, and he backed away a little embarrassed, as if he was frightened by the girl, and the expression on his face became a little weird.

"boom"

Kel'Thuzad retreated to the wall, his back was stuck to the wall, and the girl was standing in front of him. The two people were already close to each other. This kind of intimate posture was never in the life of the researcher. The experience he had had, this made him extremely embarrassed.

He is not a person who is good at dealing with others.

After seeing the green and panic on the face of the sneaky black-robed mage in front of her, the girl's original angry expression became interesting. She took a step back, looked up and down at Kel'Thuzad, and then raised her brows. , That delicate face showed a trace of scrutiny.

"apologize!"

"What...what?"

Kel'Thuzad didn't hear clearly, and asked subconsciously. Then the girl pointed to the kitten who was following her feet, akimbo, like a heroic mercenary.

"Apologize to it, you stepped on it! Is that how your mentor taught you? Just go away if you hurt someone?"

This question made Kel'Thuzad a little angry. He also has his own pride. His time is precious, how can he be wasted here, but when he saw the girl's narrowed eyes, the proud researcher suddenly felt His heart was beating violently, he was a little afraid to look at the girl, then lowered his gaze and said in a low voice,

"Yes... I'm sorry."

"Ha, this is right!"

The familiar girl stretched out her hand and patted Kel'Thuzad on the shoulder, ready to turn away with satisfaction, which made Kel'Thuzad breathe a sigh of relief, but the next moment, she turned around again, tilted her head and looked at the black-robed mage ,

"I just saw it here. You have been standing here for a long time. Are you looking for something?"

"No!"

Kel'Thuzad subconsciously denied it, but once again saw the girl's bent eyebrows, he could only collapse his shoulders and said dejectedly,

"Well, actually, it's a... well, a gold coin, that's a very important thing to me."

"Wow, wishing gold coins?"

The girl raised her delicate brows again and exaggeratedly said, "You still believe this? You are such an easy kid."

This kind of statement made Kel'Thuzad frowned. He was really angry. He didn't like this mocking way of speaking, so he threw a sentence abruptly and planned to leave.

"Goodbye!"

The girl saw Kel'Thuzad turned and left, and realized that she had said something wrong, so she hurriedly called.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Kel'Thuzad ignored the girl's call and speeded up his pace. What happened this afternoon was not worth remembering for him. He felt that he wasted his precious time on a stupid thing.

But at the next moment, the sound of fingers touching the gold coin stopped Kel'Thuzad, and the girl's voice continued.

"I picked this up here this morning, and someone threw it by the fountain, let me see what secrets are written on it?"

"Enough! Don't watch!"

Kel'Thuzad turned his head, like an enraged wolf, throwing all jerky and quiet aside, and viciously rushed towards the girl to take the gold coin in her hand.

"Can't let her see...! Absolutely not!"

But looking at Kel'Thuzad who was leaping over, the mage apprentice's eyes flashed with surprise, but she did not back up, but when the mage leaped, her body shifted slightly outward, and then she grabbed her with her left hand. Kel'Thuzad's neck slammed it against the wall like a bang.

Her eyes were fixed on Kel'Thuzad,

"Hey, it's impolite to yell at a lady like this!"

However, seeing Kel'Thuzad’s eyes, a trace of panic hidden in the anger, a trace of loss, and the last trace of deep loneliness, the girl still did not say what she said. On the contrary, she opened her hand and gently He held Kel'Thuzad in his arms, and folded his arms behind Kel'Thuzad.

This action made Kel'Thuzad wake up from his anger in an instant, and his body became stiff. His entire thinking that Dalaran could rank in the top three was rarely disconnected at this moment. He didn't know what to do. Hug? Or let it go?

However, the mage's entanglement did not last long. A few seconds later, the girl let go of Kel'Thuzad, with a trace of blush on her face, she threw the gold coin in her hand to him, and then smoothly took the kitten lying under her feet. Put it on his shoulder and whispered,

"This is an apologize."

After speaking, she looked at the panicked Kel'Thuzad with a mischievous smile on her lips.

"By the way, this hug, is it warm?"